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A Blessing of Fellowship
In July I traveled with my sister and another girl from our church to Thousand Oaks, California to help with vacation Bible school at Thousand Oaks OPC. We were hosted by families from the church, who were very kind and made us feel at home. VBS was a lot of fun. We set up every day because they meet in a youth center. When that was finished, we would split into groups with the kids where we did music, crafts, games, snacks, and a gospel presentation. In our free time we visited the beach or other local attractions and spent time getting to know the people at the church.
The Power of Prayer
It was in 2011 that the Great Tohoku Earthquake and tsunami struck off the coast of Miyagi prefecture, devastating and destroying towns and people’s lives. Edie Cummings, the wife of former OPC Missionary Cal Cummings, came to speak at my church. It was then that I knew that I had to go.
Taking Time to be Present
For a week this past summer, I, along with Sawyer Wiersma, his sister, Campbell, Leanne Doezema, and our fearless leader, William Devenney, traveled from our scattered locations in the States to Puerto Rico for my first short term mission trip (apart from my time at Boardwalk Chapel). We all went into the week unsure of what plans or what objectives we had.
A Sense of Communion
Sawyer Wiersma, member of Harvest OPC in Wyoming, MI, recently returned from a short-term trip to Puerto Rico, where he and four others traveled to greet and serve the brothers and sisters there, namely the congregation of Sola Escritura in Guayama, PR.
Planting Seeds in Hungary
I had the wonderful privilege of being a part of the OPC’s 2024 Team Hungary missions trip this summer. Our team was a group of ten members from all over the U.S., most never having met before.
Discovering Christian Family in Hungary
From a young age I loved hearing mission reports. I celebrated every time a missionary visited and presented on their work. When I heard the OPC was sending a group of missionaries to Miskolc, Hungary, I was excited to apply.
Team Hungary Departs!
On Tuesday, July 16, the nine-members of Team Hungary began their long journey to Amsterdam on their way to serve in Miskolc, Hungary assisting the The Reformed Presbyterian Church of Central and Eastern Europe (RPCCEE) in their annual English Camp. Please pray for traveling mercies and a productive time there.
A Kingdom Investment Worth Making
Many of us do not know where to start with the idea of bringing the gospel to a place we have never been. Cross-Cultural Missions Training (CCMT) is a one-month program that takes young men and women aged 18+ through two weeks of Bible teaching and cultural and language immersion followed by two weeks of service in a foreign context. This month is meant to provide an opportunity to see and to experience what it means to go and make disciples of all nations.